Will they get 50,000 in Croker tonight. A big ask but it can be achieved I think.

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 01/06/2013 14:25:11    1396477

50,000 are you joking me? Will be no more than 35,000

DundalkGael (Louth) - Posts: 970 - 01/06/2013 14:51:56    1396496

will be lucky to get over 7000 in wexford park where all the 90s wexford fans gone?

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 3115 - 01/06/2013 15:09:57    1396507

cant even see them getting to 30000 tonight in croker

asdfg (Cavan) - Posts: 320 - 01/06/2013 15:11:58    1396509

Poor crowd at Croker by the looks of it. Looks shocking on the telly anyway.

MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 01/06/2013 18:49:17    1396605

Agree 30,000 at best

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 01/06/2013 19:43:52    1396644

This evening's attendance in Croke Park is 33,008

MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 01/06/2013 19:50:49    1396648

hill16no1man
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judging by ticket sales think you will be wrong hurlingdub.
hill a and b sections are already both open and canal end is open already,would say lower deck be full and upper cusack.
id say between 40-50 thousand


You've proved again you're among the most deluded when it comes to Dublin support. If you had any clue you would know the upper deck was simply never going to be opened, nor was the canal end ever going to be filled.

Shocking turn-out by the Dubs considering the quality on show and vast facilities available afforded to the Dubs to get to the stadium. Disappointing considering the excellent football played during the League and the very real possibility of an AI come September.

throw_it_over (Galway) - Posts: 769 - 01/06/2013 19:59:11    1396658

throw_it_over
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hill16no1man
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judging by ticket sales think you will be wrong hurlingdub.
hill a and b sections are already both open and canal end is open already,would say lower deck be full and upper cusack.
id say between 40-50 thousand


You've proved again you're among the most deluded when it comes to Dublin support. If you had any clue you would know the upper deck was simply never going to be opened, nor was the canal end ever going to be filled.

Shocking turn-out by the Dubs considering the quality on show and vast facilities available afforded to the Dubs to get to the stadium. Disappointing considering the excellent football played during the League and the very real possibility of an AI come September.

hold on a second why are you launching a stinging attack on me?
yeah i thaught would get 40-50 thousand whats wrong with saying that?
how am i deluded for thinking upper cusack would be open? you didnt even let me give you a reason for that.
the reason was they were selling lower canal end section 322 last monday morning which is the second last section they usualy sell in the canal end before going to the upper cusack,they made a booboo in havin one section over there full and levaing abig gap behind the goal that was why i thaught they had sold more tickets then they had.
yeah was apoor turn out but to simply blame dublin is wrong.there was at least 25 thousand dublin supporters there last night to witness a cakewalk,we have won 7 out of the last 8 leinster championships so unless your stupid you would see that the casual supporter now decides to watch the early rounds on tv as all dubs matches are live and then look to go to the bigger matches.
i dont agree with it but when a county dominates a competition it happens.
dont be having a personal attack on me for having a guess at crowd.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/06/2013 11:06:30    1396817

33k for four counties in croke park.

16k in salthill for two counties, (vast majority Mayo) population wise that must be some ratio in favour of the west.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 02/06/2013 12:51:02    1396909

Provincial grounds don't get enough games. Games in neutral venues aren't the best way to get people to games either. All counties should have a home - away agreement.

Kilkenny and Tipperary had a good crowd for their league final. I've believed for a while teams should be rewarded home advantage in the league semi-finals and final for finishing higher.

In the championship, teams should play each other home or away every second time they meet. It's understandable some games will be moved to Croke Park like Kildare's game yesterday evening. That should just go down as a neutral game in an agreement between those two counties. In Munster hurling, I don't think other counties should have to miss out on a home game because Waterford haven't got a ground good enough. In a home-away agreement, teams should be able to play Waterford at home every second time they meet. When it's Waterford's home game, let them pick the ground they'd prefer the game to be played in.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9798 - 02/06/2013 13:06:47    1396929

33k for four counties in croke park.

16k in salthill for two counties, (vast majority Mayo) population wise that must be some ratio in favour of the west.


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Indeed!!

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13659 - 02/06/2013 13:11:31    1396935

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
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hold on a second why are you launching a stinging attack on me?
yeah i thaught would get 40-50 thousand whats wrong with saying that?
how am i deluded for thinking upper cusack would be open? you didnt even let me give you a reason for that.
the reason was they were selling lower canal end section 322 last monday morning which is the second last section they usualy sell in the canal end before going to the upper cusack,they made a booboo in havin one section over there full and levaing abig gap behind the goal that was why i thaught they had sold more tickets then they had.
yeah was apoor turn out but to simply blame dublin is wrong.there was at least 25 thousand dublin supporters there last night to witness a cakewalk,we have won 7 out of the last 8 leinster championships so unless your stupid you would see that the casual supporter now decides to watch the early rounds on tv as all dubs matches are live and then look to go to the bigger matches.
i dont agree with it but when a county dominates a competition it happens.
dont be having a personal attack on me for having a guess at crowd.


Why am I launching a "stinging attack" on you? Because it's not the first time you've drastically over-estimated the Dublin support. Your delusion annoys me. And not just your delusion, but whole notion that Dublin are well supported. For over 1 million people living within, at most, a bus and a train from the stadium, or from within walking distance from the stadium, getting ~20,000 fans for a championship game is pathetic.

throw_it_over (Galway) - Posts: 769 - 02/06/2013 15:20:58    1397047

51longago
County: Mayo
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33k for four counties in croke park.

16k in salthill for two counties, (vast majority Mayo) population wise that must be some ratio in favour of the west.

Had that game been in Tuam there would have been even more. Pearse Stadium is notoriously poor regarding access.
And imagine if Galway had the talent that Dublin had, the game would've been sold out. And we wouldn't need even a million people between the counties to do so.

throw_it_over (Galway) - Posts: 769 - 02/06/2013 15:26:31    1397058

Good post Legenzxix.

Given the attendance at Thurles today, Fraher Field, Walsh park would both have been big enough for today's game.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 02/06/2013 21:03:02    1397337

throw_it_over


Why am I launching a "stinging attack" on you? Because it's not the first time you've drastically over-estimated the Dublin support. Your delusion annoys me. And not just your delusion, but whole notion that Dublin are well supported. For over 1 million people living within, at most, a bus and a train from the stadium, or from within walking distance from the stadium, getting ~20,000 fans for a championship game is pathetic.

drastically over estimated i was 7 thousand out ,how is that drastic?
and why are you simply focusing on dublin support only?
there was over 25 thousand dubs at the match,that left less then 8 thousand for the rest of the counties.
if your going to have a go at dublin for playing in croke park what about your own county galway?
ye played mayo at home in salthill and were outnumbered by a county with smaller population and you were within walking distance of the stadium so get your own house in order before having a go at me.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 03/06/2013 11:37:37    1397469

Correction Hill Mayo had more support but not as vastly as other posters have suggested. We had little to shout about on the day so support can be missed if you know what i mean. Also Mayo is completely a football county where about half our county don't play the game as that half is largely hurling. Many hurling only folk in Galway traditionally don't follow the footballers particularly at early championship stage and this is a well known fact. Finally while we have more GAA clubs than Mayo they have more football clubs. Galway unlike Cork have very few dual clubs at senior. For the record i don't think the crowd on Sat is a poor reflection of Dublin support but get your facts right before having a go at the genuine Galway supporters.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1996 - 03/06/2013 11:58:49    1397486

im not having a go at any supporters im replying to a an attcak from your fellow county man on myself.
simply because i guessed an attendance and was not right!!!
he then tryed to make facts about dublin without looking at the facts about his own county playing at home against there arach nemisis.
dublin v westmeath is completly differant match to galway v mayo which is huge game for both thats my point.
i never said the crowd in salthill was bad at all i just pointed out the fact they were outnumbered despite playing at home and having a bigger population as thats what he was throwing at dublin.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 03/06/2013 12:08:07    1397496

Equally am not having a go at you and i often think the Dubs support or lack of at times is wrongly criticised as population is not a clear yardstick to use as a guide of support. However in our case there are mitigating facts that people outside the county would not necessarily be aware of.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1996 - 03/06/2013 12:22:45    1397512

Salthill was in the region 3 to 1 in favour of Mayo and im being generous there.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 03/06/2013 12:26:49    1397517